30 Park Place, a nod to nearby masterpiece: architecture review

Robert A.M. Stern's design a reproach to 8 Spruce, but a tribute to the Woolworth Building

From left: A rendering of 30 Park Place, Robert A.M. Stern and Larry Silverstein
From left: A rendering of 30 Park Place, Robert A.M. Stern and Larry Silverstein

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From the May issue: Although Robert A.M. Stern has a number of high-rises to his credit, including the Seville and the Chatham, both on the Upper East Side, he is not generally known as a designer of tall buildings, with all the clamorous modernity that such structures imply. [more]